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SwedenCat River below Wesleyan Lake water level
River gauge, Cat River, Ontario, Canada
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 27.6 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
The Cat River below Wesleyan Lake is running below normal at 29.25 m.
That puts it 0.19 m below the median of 29.45 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 29.17 m (+0.09 m).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 29.25 m and 29.33 m.
Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.
Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 29.45 m0.19 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 29.16 m – 30.02 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Same day last year
- 29.17 m+0.09 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 29.25 m – 29.33 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 29.17 m – 29.33 m
On the river
Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.
Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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Questions and answers
How does the Cat River below Wesleyan Lake compare with last year?
It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 29.17 m.
What is a normal level for the Cat River below Wesleyan Lake in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 29.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 29.16 m and 30.02 m, based on 21 years of records.
Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?
No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 29.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Cat River below Wesleyan Lake today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 07:25 AM CDT, the water level was 29.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Cat River below Wesleyan Lake rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Cat River below Wesleyan Lake normal?
Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
How often is this data updated?
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
- Station code
eccc:04GA002(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.17378, -91.59458(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- station datum (assumed datum)
- Update interval
- every hour
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Published series
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 29.25 m | 2026-10-18 12:25 | Provisional |
| Flow | 27.6 m³/s | 2026-10-18 12:25 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Cat River below Wesleyan Lake (eccc:04GA002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/cat-river-below-wesleyan-lake
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer